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General
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| Name: |
Eric Osar ( Caesra ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Sphaeramia nematoptera
( Class:
C
, Points Awarded:
45
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=58774&mpage=1#58774
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| Spawn Date: |
08/10/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
9pm
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
79 ° F
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PH: |
8.2
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Salinity: |
1.021
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Size:
( Gallons) |
16
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Dimensions: |
10 X
20 X
20
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Lighting:
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florescent
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Lighting Shedule:
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12 day 12 night
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Filtration:
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linked sump with air driven skimmer, LR, and macro algea
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2"
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Size of Male: |
2"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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unknown (were acquired as a mated pair)
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Feeding
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Food: |
mixed frozen foods, Rod's, misis, brine shrimp, fish eggs, occasional frozen fish eggs. Selcon 2x a week.
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Feeding Schedule:
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3-5x a day, amount consumed in roughly 15 seconds
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Twitching. Females secondary dorsal fin seems to get longer. Males fins seem to get more tattered (assumably from female nipping)
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Spawning Behavior:
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not observed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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male becomes very timid.
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